It's Sanaa Lathan's Birthday

We’re sending some birthday love this morning to the beautiful and talented Sanaa Lathan.

The “Contagion” star, whose first name means “brilliance” in Arabic and “work of art” in Swahili (no surprise there!) turns 40 today. We all know and love her impressive work. Sanaa made us fall for b-ball romance in “Love and Basketball,” then taught us hip-hop could have heart in “Brown Sugar."